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A rea artists will be displaying their work at businesses across the region. Above : Rachel Paul of Henniker, Paul Ducret of Manchester, Nancy Jarvis of Concord, Mary Crump of Concord, Therese DesRosiers of Manchester, Howard Muscott of Amherst, Linda Feinberg of Manchester and Judy Gelinas of Manchester were selected as March artists of the month by the Manchester Artist …

S haker Regional Elementary School art teacher Katie Cotnoir (left) and Arts Alive program coordinator Kim Valpey stand with student artwork at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. The mill is displaying art from Belmont, Gilford, Laconia and Winnisquam students. Open houses will be Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for Gilford and Thursday …

CONTOOCOOK Katherine Irwin was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. Lucas Arruda was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Boston University. Hannah Needleman was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Boston University. Mary McAuliffe was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at …

Breathe, yoga instructor Helen McConnell told the group of eight veterans, each storing some form of emotional baggage. Stretch. Bend. Relax. Unpack. McConnell twisted the men, participating in a therapeutic process in Gilford this week, into pretzels, then …

Officers from the Gilford Police Department (including K9 Ike) received a check for $5,000 on behalf of the Gilford Police Relief Association from NH1 Children’s Auction. The GPRA is a nonprofit organization that provides support to local children …

Gilford police Chief Anthony Bean Burpee and the Gilford Board of Selectmen will formally recognize the actions of police Officer Curtis Mailloux at the town hall March 11 at 7 p.m. Mailloux heard a call for a fire at 93 Old Lakeshore Road in Gilford on Feb. 8. …

Two men were arrested this weekend in Gilford after a parking lot fight in which one of them allegedly threatened to shoot the other in the head with his gun. The confrontation was reported outside the Misty Harbor …

GILFORD Singers united Lakes Region Singers, the community choral group that performs at First United Methodist Church on Route 11-A in Gilford, invites singers, including high school students, to its rehearsal Feb. 10. Male singers are particularly needed. There is no audition and you don’t have to know …

Belmont High School and Gilford High School tied as winners of Meredith Village Savings Bank’s “What’s not to ‘Like’?” arts grant contest. With the program ending in a tie, instead of awarding just one $3000 grant, MVSB gave …

BRISTOL Shanna Fielding was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. She is a sophomore biology major. CHICHESTER Taylor Martin was named to the president’s list for the …

The Gilford School Board will discuss a slight wage increase for school coaches and co-curricular staff and a nearly identical overall budget at its annual deliberative session tomorrow night. Chairwoman Sue Allen said the board has offered no new capital projects or other major-cost drivers this year. Their …

Voters in Gilford will find few surprises on this year’s town warrant. Gilford Town Administrator Scott Dunn said the warrant articles were all “fairly routine.” Residents will discuss the articles, including an $11.9 million operating budget, in a deliberative session Tuesday. The proposed budget is an increase of …

In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, the Northeast Resource Recovery Association will once again sponsor the annual Backyard Compost Bin Sale to support nature’s way of recycling. You can purchase a compost bin, kitchen pail or rain barrel by contacting Stacey Morrison at 1-800-223-0150 or going to …